GrantedCommercialDecided 27 July 2018

Portan Gunnocks Loughsallagh & Clonee, Co. Meath

Expansion of an existing data centre campus in Clonee, including two new data centre buildings and an office building.

RA180671 · Meath County Council · Lodged 21 June 2018

Reference: RA180671
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 June 2018

Summary

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The development consists of an expansion to the approved data centre campus. It includes the construction of two single-storey data centre buildings with a gross floor area of approximately 57,400 sqm, a linked single-storey administration office building of 5,710 sqm, and associated site infrastructure including 276 car parking spaces, backup generators, and road upgrades.

Commercialdata centreinfrastructureexpansion

Storey: 1
Floor area: 63,110 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of an expansion of the existing approved data centre campus (meath county council ref: ra/150605 / an bord pleanala ref: pl 17.245347) comprising the following elements (a) construction of two single-storey data centre buildings with a gross floor area (gfa) of circa 57,400m2; (b) a single storey administration / office building with a gfa of circa 5,710m2 which is physically linked to the proposed data centre buildings; (c) site infrastructure to include entrance gates and appropriate signage, a security guardhouse of circa 60m2 and associated canopy; (d) road works including a new permanent site access, internal roadways, underpass & footpaths, circa 276 no. Car parking spaces, bicycle parking facilities, upgrades to a section of the l5028 kilbride road together with an emergency access via the l10101 to include resurfacing only a section of the road and additional of circa 1 no. Passing bay; (e) general drainage networks and arrangements and a connection to the existing public sewer network; (f) surface level back-up generators with internal fuel tanks; (g) hard & soft landscaping incorporating perimeter fencing to include both external and internal circa 3.0 metre high architecturally designed metal fencing and matching gates; (h) temporary construction access and associated car parking arrangements off the kilbride road (l5028); and (i) associated & ancillary site works. Planning permission is being sought for a 10 year period. The is a separate planning application and associated eiar on lands enclosed by the data centre application. It is a strategic infrastructure development (sid) application to an bord pleanala under s182a of the p&d act 2000, as amended. The application comprises the construction of a new 220kv substation compound & assoc. Underground 220kv cables connecting to the existing substation at portan, clonee(consented abp ref pl17. Va0018). An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) has been prepared for the proposed development and has been submitted with this application.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

F1 - Open SpaceOS

“Open Space”

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 25 February 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 March 2023.

Notified floor area: 60 m²

9 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Clonee Court, Main St, Clonee	Jun 2026	€250,000	257 m
5 Clonee Court, Main St, Clonee	Apr 2026	€252,000	270 m
24 Clonee Court, Main St, Clonee	Apr 2025	€340,000	297 m
8 Ard Cluain, Clonee, Meath	Jan 2025	€310,000	338 m
46 Ard Cluain, Main St, Clonee	Aug 2025	€341,000	367 m
61 Ard Cluain, Clonee, Meath	Jun 2025	€225,000	377 m
13 Summerseat Court, Clonee Village, Co Meath	Mar 2026	€347,000	432 m
Clonee Village, Meath	Jun 2026	€765,000	452 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received21 June 2018
Decision due15 August 2018
Decision issued27 July 2018
Grant issued24 September 2018
Appeal submitted23 August 2018
Permission expiry23 September 2028

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